Lost 'heart' of the Colorado River shines like a silver serpent in Utah

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Where is it? Lake Powell, Utah [37.47537121, -110.70474226]

What's in the photo? A "sunglint" transforming a reservoir into a giant silver river

Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station

When was it taken? 2016

This eye-catching astronaut photo mosaic shows a rare "sunglint" transforming a snaking reservoir into a giant silver river.

The winding waterway at the heart of this image is a section of Lake Powell in southern Utah. The artifical reservoir starts around 70 miles (110 kilometers) southwest of the town of Moab and ends roughly 60 ...

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